Shower-bath apparatus



C. S. SLATCHER.

SHOWER BATH APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1B. 1921.

1302,974 Patented Jan. 10,1922.

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Be it known that-I GLAERENCE S'; Sharon- En, a citizen -of the United -States,'-' re'sid-i ing at-Philadel hia, in the countyof Philadel phia :and invented certain new aadusefur Improvementsin' Shower-Batlv the following i's a; specification.

a My inv'ention rela'testo certain new and useful improvementsain shower-bathappa ratus', and its object is-to produce a device of this class which shall havecertein advantagesfih-ich will appear more fully and at large in the course of this specification.

The primary objectof the invention isto 'erferated ring adapte'd .tobe positioned wit in'the ronven providea separable tubular tional type of-bath tub and connectedito the usual faucet of said'tub, whereby the be ther drayl'pray-Wztter upon himself while recumbent in the tub. 1

A further object of the' invention. is" to provide means-in shut oflttha-t portion fthezspray playing upon his head or back, without impeding the fiowwofthe balance-of the spray or shower. i'

To these ends the invention consists in various details of construction and combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of a bath tub with my improved separable shower-bath ap aratus in place;

igure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 2; and

Figure 4 is a perspective of the separable shower-bath device.

Referring now more particfilarly to the several figures of the drawings wherein similar reference characters indicate like parts in all of the views, the numeral 10 represents a conventional form of bath-tub, having the usual feet 11 for spacing it above the floor, a substantially vertical foot 12, side walls 13-13, flaring slightly, and a head 14 sloping at a considerable angle. as bath tubs are ordinarily made.

The tub 10 is fitted with a Siamese faucet 15,-i. e., a faucet of the type where the Speciflcatibnloi haters-Patent} trite of Pennsylvania, have Apparatus,- of which com-prises, substantia 'extendin 'ing para verse foot portion 21. Said tubular ring 1*? is adapted to a device of the class de scribed, whereby the batherr'nay, if desired,-

My improved show er' bath apparatus,fdes- 'Ign'ated in its entiretlv by the numerhll'l,

ing a'cu'rved head end 18, longitudinally sideportions '19 and120',"v extendl'el with each 'other,and a trans-f fit within the conventional typeof bath tub'10, substantially, at the height of the longitudinally extending pipe connections 15 and 15 of the faucet 15 to the sources of hot and cold water supply, the said transverse portion 21 of thejtuh'u and 15. The opposite curved end18 of the ring 17 being supported entirely "by en gagement with the slanting head 14 of the tub 10; i

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rammed Jan. 1o, 1922: w Application "flied rung'iaiemf ser ai'ne. 418,513. I hot and coldwafer :pipes 'me'et atthe center 15 of the" faucet and pass down a'singlef stream, through an outlet nipple 16 w'said faucet 15.

, a tubular ring ha'v- .lar ring 17 restlng upon the said pipes'lfi The longitudinal extending parallel side portions-19 and 20 of the ring 17 are provided with the perforations 22 as the curved-end '18 of the rim vided, in the'central portion iii like perforations 23. tending nipple 24 is provided, substantially, in the center of the transverse portion 21 of the ring 17 A split tubular collar 25 having the perforations 26 is provided to fit over the perforated portion of the end section 18 of the ring 17. A knob or button 27 is provided on the collar 25 so that the perforations 26 and 23 may be brought in and out of communication.

A hose connection 28 is provided to connect the nipple 16on the faucet 15 with the nipple 24 on the transverse section 21 of the ring 17.

In view of the following description it will be seen that l have provided an extremely simple construction. wherein the continuous pipe contacts with the inner walls of the tub, and are supported thereby, and all auxiliary supporting means for the pipe are dispensed with. At the forward end or ortion of the curved portion 18, the )ipe is in the form of a. straight portion, which is spaced from the head or wall of the tub, providing a pocket or clearance. This straight portion has apertures, and slidably shdwu and ereof, with 1 L downwardly exapertures 26. The spacing of the straight give satisfactory and reliable results, it is portion of the curved portion 18, affords a to e understood that the same is. suscepspace for the sleeve 25. tible of modification in various particulars 4 e operation of my improved shower without departing from thespirit and scope device will be readily a parent. When the of the invention or sacrificing any of its ad- 7 water is turned on in tie faucet it will vantages. flow through the connection 28 from the Having thus described my invention what nipple 16 on said faucet 15 to the nipple 24 I claim as new and desire to secure by. Lat and into the tubular rin 17 and issues from ters Patent is:- the perforations 22 in t e longitudinal side The combination with an ordinary bath portions 19 and'20 and the perforations 23 tub having sides and an; inclined head por- 1n the end secti0n,18 of the tubular ring 17 tion and a spigot at'the foot portion of the in the form of a fine spray 29. tub, of a substantially horizontal continu- If the occupant of the tub does not want ous lpe embodyingside portions connected the shower to pla uponrhis head, or to issue at t eir forward ends by a curved transthrough the per orations 23 in the end or verse head portion, said curved head porhead section 18 of the ring i7, the knob or tion having a straight intermediate portion button 27 can be turned so that the perfowhich is spaced from the inclined headplorrations 26 and 23 do not cornmunicate,theretion of the tub providing a passage w by shutting oil the shower at this point. the side portions and curved portions of'the The improved showerv device just depipe contact with the inner walls of the'tub, scribed can be'readily attached and detached said strai ht intermediate portion beingpro-. to and from the usual type of faucet 15 at vided wi apertures and the side portions the will of the bather, and when not in use having apertures, said pipe further includcan either beremoved from the tub, or it in a transverse foot portion connecting the can remain in position, disconnected, withsitia portions and restin upon the spigot to out interferin with the use of the tub. be supported thereby, t e forward end of Flexible metafiic tubing may be used in the pipe bein entirely sup orted by con- 66 place of the hose 28, if desired. tact between t a same and t e walls of the It will now be apparent that I have detu and an apertured sleeve ivotally vised a novel and useful construction which mounted upon the straight interme iate porembodies the features of advantage enumen tion and operatin in said passage, and ated as desirable in the statement of the means for connecting the transverse foot 70 invention and the above description, and portion with the spigot for supplying water while I have in the present instance shown to said transverse foot rtion and described the preferred embodiment In testimony whereof an: mg si ature. thereof which has been found in" practice to CLARENCE S. S A C R. 

